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The Binghamton Zoo’s 140th season is off to a running start with many events and promotions leading up to its Grand Opening on Saturday April 18th, 2015.
On Friday, April 3rd, join the Binghamton Zoo at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena for Zoo Night with the Binghamton Senators. Our suited friends will be participating in the ceremonial puck drop: Howard and Ty the penguins! Come meet them and interact with many other ZooMobile animals during intermissions. Ticket information is now available at facebook.com/binghamtonzoo and $2 from every ticket will be donated to the zoo when ...

Hop on over to the Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park for its first event of the season: Eggstravaganza! This Easter themed event is fun for all ages and includes an Easter egg hunt, photos with an Easter bunny, crafts and more!
Upon arrival at the zoo, kids will pick up their Easter bag at the ticket booth and head into the zoo to locate the Easter eggs. After finding the eggs, they can bring them to the Education Center and exchange them for candy and prizes!
The animals will also be celebrating the holiday with Easter themed enrichment. Come see the animals as they experience new scents, f ...

Welcome Jiang, a 12 year old red panda, sent to the Binghamton Zoo by recommendations from the red panda SSP (Species Survival Plan). Jiang joins us from the Roger Williams Zoo in Providence, RI. He is owned by Red River Zoo in ND. Jiang's name means “ginger” in Chinese.
The pairing of Mei-Li and Jiang is considered very genetically valuable, especially since Jiang has not produced any offspring in his lifetime. The breeding season for red pandas is January through March, and we're hoping this pair is successful.
Red pandas, like many other species, face many threats to their surviva ...

November 11, 2014 - SSP NEWS: The Binghamton Zoo is excited to announce that we have been recommended by the prehensile-tailed porcupine Species Survival Plan to have a breeding pair in Binghamton. The zoo has housed sibling porcupines Henry and Zoey for the past few years. Henry recently moved to a new home at the Erie Zoo in PA. A new male, Mattie, has joined the Binghamton Zoo from Zoo Atlanta. Mattie will be on exhibit with Zoey starting in a few weeks. Stay tuned for photos!
The Binghamton Zoo actively participates in over 15 Species Survival Plans coordinated through the Association o ...

November 7, 2014 - SSP NEWS: The Binghamton Zoo has been recommended by the red panda Species Survival Plan to pair Mei-Li with a male for the upcoming breeding season. A male red panda will be coming to the Binghamton Zoo later this month (details to come). Zhin-Li, a male born at the Binghamton Zoo in 2013, will be leaving us this week for the NEW Zoo in Wisconsin. Stay tuned for info and photos of our new arrival when he gets to Binghamton!
The Binghamton Zoo actively participates in over 15 Species Survival Plans coordinated through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Each SSP carefu ...

November 3, 2014 - SSP NEWS: We are thrilled to announce that our two female fennec foxes, Jasmine and Sahara, are set to be founders of their species. Working with the fennec fox Species Survival Plan (SSP), the Binghamton Zoo is coordinating with multiple other zoos to help further the fennec fox species. We just returned from the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium where we sent Jasmine, who will be paired with a male from The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. We sent Sahara, our other female, all the way to California! Sahara will also be paired with a male there at a non-AZA facility ...

October 28, 2014 - The Binghamton Zoo is wrapping up its 139th season with special events and half price admission for all visitors.
The zoo will be open from 10:00am-3:00pm (gate closes at 4:00pm) for weekends only through the month of November. Prices will be as follows for the rest of the season:
Adults: $3.50
Seniors, Students, and Military: $ 3.00
Children 3-11 years old: $2.50
Children under 2 and Members: Free
Special Events:
November 1, 2014: Pumpkin-Mania- Special enrichment day that involves pumpkins for a number of our animals! Watch our Facebook for the times and ani ...

Take a haunted tour through the Binghamton Zoo for the 23rd annual Boo at the Zoo sponsored by Empower Federal Credit Union and Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation. On October 24th and 25th from 6:30pm-9:30pm, the zoo will be transformed into scenes of terror, darkness, and spooky horror for those brave enough to enter. Visitors will encounter zombies, ghouls, spiders, clowns, and other haunted characters for a night of fright!
Boo at the Zoo is catered to our older audience, and is not recommended for children under the age of 10. Strollers will not be allowed into the event. Guests are wel ...

The Binghamton Zoo is pleased to announce another Halloween season with ‘Howloween at the Zoo’ and ‘Boo at the Zoo’ scheduled for the month of October.
Howloween at the Zoo, sponsored by National Pipe & Plastics, will be held on October 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, and 19 from the hours of 10 am to 4 pm (last ticket sold at 3:00pm). This family favorite event will have numerous activities perfect for children between the ages of 3 and 10. They can earn prizes and treats when they participate in games such as pumpkin bowling, a pirate ring toss, and a pumpkin bean bag toss. There will also ...

June 9, 2014 - Celebrate your dad on June 15th and let him walk on the wild side with the Binghamton Zoo! To honor the most important men in our lives, all fathers will receive free admission on Father’s Day. The zoo will be open from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm with the last ticket sold at 4:00 pm.
Make sure to stop by the otter exhibit and say hello to our newest otter dad, Leroy! The otter pups will be out from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, and then Leroy will come out for his lunch at 1:00 pm. Check with the ticket booth upon arrival for more keeper talks with the red pandas, spectacled bears, and ...